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Neapolitanische Bilderbibeln des Trecento: Anjou-Buchmalerei von Robert dem Weisen bis zu Johanna I.
by Andreas Bräm
Presented in this book are Latin Bibles that were illuminated during the reign of King Robert of Anjou (1309-1343) and his successor Joanna I of Naples. (1343-1382). The focus is on the Planisio-Bible (Vatican Library) and the Hamilton-Bible (Berlin). The author describes in detail the Neapolitan book illuminaton in the first part of the trecento. German text. 1056p, 2 vols, 866 illus, 45 col pls. (Reichert Verlag 2008)
Hardback. Price US$422.00
Platon, Plotin und Marsilio Ficino: Studien zu den Vorläufern und zur Rezeption des Florentiner Neuplatonismus
edited by Maria-Christine Leitgeb, Stéphane Toussaint, and Herbert Bannert
This volume is a collection of aspects of discussions on an astonishing abundance of scientific, medical, astrological and mythological subjects which are to be found in the writings of the Florentine philosopher, theologian and doctor, Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499). The influence his work had on philosophers of the modern age can be explained by the versatility with which he discusses the entire corpus of philosophical literature of antiquity and ...
Paperback. Reprinting - orders recorded. Price US$49.00
Zwischen Ideal und Wirklichkeit: Herrschaft auf Sizilien von der Antike bis zum Spätmittelalter
edited by David Engels, Lioba Geis and Michael Kleu
English summary: How was Sicily ruled in ancient and medieval times' With what ideas and ideals of domination was possession taken of the Mediterranean island' To what extent could individual concepts of rule be realized as reality' What events were responsible for success or failure in implementing an ideal control scheme' This anthology is devoted to answering these previously neglected issues. In exemplary individual studies, seventeen ...
Paperback. Price US$82.00
Invito alla mensa del mercante del Trecento/ An Invitation to the Table of a Merchant of the Trecento: Usi, arnesi e ricette della cucina medievale / Customs, Utensils and Recipes in the Medieval Kitchen
edited by Rosanna Caterina Proto Pisani, translated by Josephine Rogers Mariotti
This is the cookbook of the Museo di Palazzo Davanzati and comes from the material produced in the period 1980-1990 by Maria Fossi Todorow in collaboration with Mina Bacci, Chiara Baldasseroni, Maria Paola Masini, Maria Luisa Selvi and Cristina Valenti. The cooking culture of Medieval Italy is realized in color reproductions of works by Lorenzetti, Buoninsegna, Cennini, and many others. Kitchen utensils are described and illustrated, and some ...
Paperback. Publisher's Price US$19.95, Our Price US$15.00
Die Kathedrale von Parma: Architektur und Skulptur im Zeitalter von Reichskirche und Kommunebildung
by Manfred Luchterhandt
The cathedral of Parma is one of the most controversial Italian church buildings - even today. This volume discusses themes from the cathedral's construction workshop and building body to the use of spolia and iconographic planning processes. German text.
608p, 480 illus, maps (Hirmer Verlag 2009)
Hardback. Price US$195.00
La lingua degli angeli: Simboli e segreti della basilica di San Miniato a Firenze
by Renzo Manetti
Renzo Manetti delves into themes of sacred medieval architecture and its distinguishing symbols. Manetti examines the symbolic language of the San Miniato al Monte basilica in Florence as a Gateway to Heaven, where powerful energies merge spirit and body. The work supplements Manetti's novel Il Segreto di San Miniato. Italian text.
88p, b/w illus. (Edizioni Polistampa 2009)
Paperback. Price US$20.00
Lorenzo Valla e l'Umanesimo toscano: Traversari, Bruni, Marsuppini: Atti del convegno del Comitato Nazionale VI centenario della nascita di Lorenzo Valla. Prato, 30 novembre 2007
edited by Mariangela Regoliosi
English summary: A collection of archival documents, letters and studies concerning the Tuscan Humanist Lorenzo Valla. Italian text.
Italian description: Organizzazione dell'opera: Mariangela Regoliosi, Premessa Cesare Vasoli, L'epistola di Ambrogio Traversari a Lorenzo Valla Mariangela Regoliosi , Leonardo Bruni e Lorenzo Valla: tra il primato di Firenze e il primato di Roma Renata Fabbri, Valla e Marsuppini: un rapporto ...
Hardback. Price US$55.00
Nicolò V e Roma: Alberti, Angelico, Manetti e un grande piano urbano
by Stephano Borsi
This volume brings together four lines of study on the pope Nicolò V Parentucelli's famous urban plans for fifteenth-century Rome. The studies take a fresh look at Leon Battista Alberti's involvement in the plans, reexamining textual and architectonic sources, taking into account the complex contributions of other players, and ultimately establishing a clearer understanding of each antagonist's field and role. Italian text. 648p ...
Paperback. Price US$54.00
Between Text and Territory: Survey and Excavations in the Terra of San Vincenzo al Volturno
edited by Kim Bowes, Karen Francis and Richard Hodges
The San Vincenzo Project, focused upon the Benedictine monastery of San Vincenzo al Volturno, in central Italy, was launched in 1980. In addition to developing the archaeological potential of the well-known ninth-century painted crypt of San Lorenzo and to defining the general character of the early medieval monastery, a major aim of the project was through a combination of survey and small-scale excavation within the territory to define the ...
Paperback. Price US$100.00
St. Mark's: The Art and Architecture of Church and State in Venice
edited by Ettore Vio
The Basilica of St. Mark is the most important church in Venice, and one of the most famous churches in the world. It was built to house the body of St. Mark, which according to legend was brought to Venice from Alexandria in the year 828. Immediately adjacent and connected to the Doge's palace, which was the seat of political power in the city, it served as the Doge's chapel. This combination of political power and religious authority lies at ...
Hardback. Publisher's Price US$85.00, Our Price US$39.98
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